[1. MOMENT OF SILENCE]
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I AM GONNA CALL THE REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING FOR DECEMBER 9TH TO ORDER, AND WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH OUR MOVEMENT OF SILENCE.
NEXT IS GONNA BE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND IF YOU'LL JUST GIMME A SECOND HERE.
[2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ]
MY TERM, MS. MAYOR, I INVITE STUDENTS FROM THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL TO LEAD OUR COUNCIL IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE THIS MONTH.WE WELCOME REESE, SHE, IF REESE CAN COME FORWARD, AS REESE IS COMING FORWARD, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT REESE IS THE DAUGHTER OF JASON AND DENISE SHIRTS, AND I LOVE THAT REESE WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT SHE HAS AN OLDER SISTER, PEYTON, WHO'S A SOPHOMORE AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I, I THINK WE CAN ALL TELL FROM THAT COMMENT THAT FAMILY IS IMPORTANT TO REESE, WHICH I LOVE.
REESE IS 10 YEARS OLD AND IS IN THE FIFTH GRADE AT RUSTY JEFFREY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
REESE ACTUALLY WAS FIFTH GRADE AT RESCUE JEFFRIES, UH, UH, A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.
UH, REESE'S FAVORITE SUBJECTS IN SCHOOL ARE READING AND MATH.
IN HER SPARE TIME, REESE ENJOYS CRAFTING PAINTING AND PLAYING WITH HER SLUM.
HER FAVORITE RESTAURANT IS EL WAY.
WE SAY ALL THE GOOEY TO BE FUNNY SOMETIMES AT OUR HOUSE, BUT, UM, AND HER FAVORITE FOOD IS WATERMELON.
REESE HAS PLAYED SOCCER FOR OUR LOCAL FRONT ROW SOCCER ASSOCIATION FOR THREE YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY PLAYING HER SECOND YEAR OF BASKETBALL AT FOR PARKS AND REC.
REESE WANTS TO BE A TEACHER WHEN SHE GROWS UP SO SHE CAN HELP KIDS LEARN HOW TO READ.
UH, ONE OF REESE'S BEST QUALITIES IS THAT SHE IS A GREAT CHEERLEADER TO HER FRIENDS.
IN FACT, SHE EARNED THE CITIZENSHIP AWARD AT RESIDENT JEFFERIES LAST YEAR AS A FOURTH GRADER, AND WHAT A WONDERFUL QUALITY TO HAVE.
SHE CHOSE CNCS FOR HER GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR ME, AND SHE'S GONNA ALSO BE RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE THANKING HER FOR HER PATRIOTISM AND PARTICIPATION IN THE FRONT WALL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2024.
REESE, ARE YOU READY? OKAY, EVERYBODY, PLEASE STAND.
I PUT ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA AND TO THE PUBLIC STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER FIVE IN THANK MM-HMM
[3. ROLL CALL ]
MR. PRESLEY, CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? MAYOR COCKRELL HERE.[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES.DO I HEAR A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR? I MOVE THAT.
COUNCIL APPROVE THE 2024 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 25TH REGULAR MEETING AND DECEMBER 2ND WORK SESSION AS PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSION? MS. PRESSLEY CAN DO A ROLL CALL.
COUNCILWOMAN DE DEMON PAYNE? YES.
[5. ADDITION/DELETION OF ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA OR REVISION TO ORDER OF BUSINESS ]
OKAY.NEXT UP, ARE THERE ANY ADDITION OR DELETION OF ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA OR ANY REVISION TO THE ORDER OF BUSINESS? YES, MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE ADDITION OF A CLOSED MEETING AS ITEM NUMBER 12 TO OUR AGENDA TO HERE.
UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO ROLL CALL VICE MAYOR OT.
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INGRAM? YES.COUNCILMAN D DEMON PAYNE? YES.
[6. RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS/REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS ]
UP IS OUR SECTION FOR RECOGNITIONS AWARDS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS.AND OUR FIRST, UM, RECOGNITION TONIGHT IS FOR JOHN J. MCDONALD SENIOR.
SO, MR. MCDONALD IS A, A SENIOR MAINTENANCE WORKER IN THE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT, AND HE HAS ACTUALLY WORKED WITH US SINCE MARCH 16TH, 2017.
AND WE WANNA RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE JOHN.
MR. MCDONALD IS, HE'S RETIRED FROM THE TOWN JANUARY 1ST WITH EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE AS A SENIOR MAINTENANCE WORKER IN THE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS PART OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS.
YOU MAY RECOGNIZE JOHN AS BEING FEATURED IN PUBLICATIONS FROM THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA DAILY, THE ROYAL EXAMINER AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS FOR HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO MAINTAINING THE TOWN'S FLOWER HANGING BASKETS.
AND WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE JOHN FOR HIS EFFORTS TO INSTILL SUCH BEAUTY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WISH HIM THE VERY BEST IN RETIREMENT.
JOHN, I'M ACTUALLY GONNA READ THIS PLAQUE, BUT BEFORE I DO, I HAVE TO SAY, I JUST WANNA SAY LIKE, DOES SOMEBODY ELSE KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE BASKETS
SO, SO THE PLAQUES AS PRESENTED TO JOHN JAY MCDONALD SENIOR AND RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF YOUR LOYALTY, HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE FROM FELLOW EMPLOYEES, TOWN MANAGER AND MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL.
UH, THE LAST PART IS JUST, I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT IT'S ONE HERE.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WORKPLACE AND A NICE PLACE TO WORK IS THE GOOD PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT.
SO, AND I THINK YOU'RE SOMEBODY THAT'S A GOOD PERSON.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA COME DOWN THERE, RIGHT? SO WE'LL LOOK AT ROBBIE BUR.
I FEEL LIKE JOHN'S ONE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE, UM, WELL IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE BASKETS.
SO OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS, UM, FOR SERVICE ON OUR ACES COMMITTEE.
UM, AND THIS IS FOR JEREMY RED.
SO THIS IS RECOGNITION OF SERVICE AND APPRECIATION.
AH, IT IS ON OBJECTION TO WHAT? OBJECTION.
IS THAT BETTER? YOU LET ME KNOW.
SO THIS IS RECOGNITION OF SERVICE AND APPRECIATION PRESENTED TO JEREMY RAY.
UM, ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH IS WHAT WE REFER TO AS ACES.
AND JEREMY HAS BEEN ON THAT COMMITTEE SINCE DECEMBER 13TH, 2021.
UH, HE'S DONE THREE YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION, ASSISTING WITH THE PRESERVATION, ENHANCEMENT MANAGEMENT, AND PROTECTION OF THE TOWN.
A FRONT ROLE IS ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH EDUCATION AND COORDINATION WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
AND SO JEREMY, WE'RE GONNA, I'M GONNA COME DOWN THERE AND PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE TO YOU, BUT I DO WANNA SAY THAT, UM, I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE SO I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT WE REALLY COULDN'T DO THE JOB OF THE TOWN WITHOUT OUR CITIZENS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND ON THESE COMMITTEES.
WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU GAVE TO US.
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NO.SO NEXT I'M GONNA CALL CHIEF WHITEHEAD FORWARD.
UM, AND HE'S GONNA BE RECOGNIZING A PROMOTION WITHIN THE FRONT WORLD POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE HIS NAME, I CAN SAY HIS NAME.
SO,
FORMERLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE, THE RECENT PROMOTION THAT WE HAD OR THE MOST DEDICATED EXPERIENCED OFFICER WAS CAPTAIN ERIC SEUSS IN NOVEMBER.
WE HAD A SELECTION PROCESS AND THEY INITIATED TO IDENTIFY THE SUITABLE CANDIDATE FOR THIS CRUCIAL ROLE AS OPERATIONS CAPTAIN.
THE PANEL COMPRISED OF THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NEIGHBOR AND AGENCIES EVALUATED EACH APPLICANT.
AFTER THEIR DECISION, THEY DECIDED THAT THEY ENDORSED CAPTAIN SEUSS FOR PROMOTION.
AND MAJOR KING AND I, WE SAT IN ON THESE AND WE CONCURRED WITH WHAT THEY, UH, ENDORSED.
CAPTAIN SEUSS'S EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IS COUPLED BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING AND SUPERVISORY SKILLS THAT MAKES HIM AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO OUR DEPARTMENT.
HIS COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND HIS ABILITY TO LEAD THE EXAMPLE AND CONTRIBUTE TO ONGOING MISSION, A PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY IN THIS SERVICE.
SO WITH THAT, I EXTEND OUR SINCEREST CONGRATULATIONS CAPTAIN SEUSS ON THE WELL DESERVED PROMOTION.
I DID WANNA SAY THAT, UM, WE'VE HAD LOTS OF CHANGES IN OUR FRONT ROW PD.
WE HAVE A NEW CHIEF, A NEW MAJOR, A NEW CAPTAIN, AND EVERYBODY THAT WAS SELECTED FOR THOSE POSITIONS WE'RE, UH, ALREADY PART OF THE FRONT ROW PD.
SO VERY EXCITED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROMOTE OUR OWN.
[7.A. Special Use Permit for Short Term Rental at 132 W. Criser Road – Theresa Roberson]
NEXT UP ARE OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.UM, SO WE NOW COME TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO LEARN OF INFORMATION OF WHICH THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY AWARE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AND COME FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND INDICATE IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL.
IF THE COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE, YOU MAY SIMPLY STATE THAT YOU AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER.
THERE IS A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR SPEAKERS.
AFTER THREE MINUTES, THE MICROPHONE WILL CUT OFF.
PLEASE REMEMBER, YOU ARE TO ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND TO REFRAIN FROM WORDS OR STATEMENTS WHICH ARE DEFAMATORY TO SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS OR DISPLAY OTHER DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT INCLUDING OBSCENITY AND VULGARITY.
SO OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT TERM RENTAL AT 1 32 WEST ER ROAD.
UM, UH, THE SUMMARY IS COUNSEL'S REQUEST TO CONSIDER A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THERESA ROBERSON ROBERSON TO ALLOW A SHORT-TERM RENTAL ON 1 32 WEST REISER ROAD.
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THE PROPERTY IS IDENTIFIED BY TAX MAP TWO ZERO A SIX DASH THREE THREE DASH B ONE DASH ONE B AND ZONED R THREE.IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO RENT THE HOUSE AS A WHOLE WITH THREE BEDROOMS AND NO MORE THAN SIX OCCUPANTS AT A TIME.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE SUP WITH NO ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.
MS. PRESLEY, UM, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO.
I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS APPLICATION? OKAY.
I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THERESA ROBINSON TO ALLOW A SHORT TERM RENTAL AT 1 3 2 WEST KRESSER ROAD TAX MAP TWO ZERO A SIX DASH 33 DASH B ONE DASH ONE B.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEY, MS. MADAM MAYOR? YES.
UH, WHEN WE APPROVE MARK OPPOSE SUP FOR A SHORT-TERM RENTAL ON MAIN STREET, I MENTIONED AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT WE SHOULD PUT A MORATORIUM ON FUTURE SHORT-TERM RENTALS UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COLLECT LODGING TAXES.
UH, THIS IS ONLY A SENSE OF BEING FAIR TO OUR BUSINESSES IN TOWN AND OTHER PEOPLE, SO I WOULD ONCE AGAIN ASK THAT A FUTURE WORK SESSION.
UM, WE HAVE THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THE TAXATION, SPECIFICALLY THE LODGING TAX COLLECTION FROM THEM.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, MS. PRESLEY, ROLL CALL.
COUNCILWOMAN DE DEMON PAYNE? YES.
[7.B. Special Use Permit to Construct Multi-Family Apartments on E. Criser Road – Surber Development & Consulting LLC]
ON TO ITEM SEVEN B, WHICH IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENTS ON EAST RASER ROAD BY SERBER DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTING LLC MS. PRESLEY, WOULD YOU READ THE SUMMARY COUNSEL'S REQUESTED TO CONSIDER A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY SERBER DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTING LLC FOR MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENTS CONTAINING 90 UNITS IN TWO SEPARATE THREE STORY APARTMENT HOUSES WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 45 FEET ON A VACANT PARCEL OFF EAST KREER ROAD.THE PROPERTY IS IDENTIFIED BY TAX MAC TWO OH A 18 DASH FIVE DASH FIVE A ONE.
THE PROPERTY HAS A SPLIT ZONING WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE PARCEL BEING C DASH ONE COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT AND A SMALL PORTION BEING R DASH THREE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WITH A PORTION OF THE PARCEL LOCATED IN THE FLOODPLAIN.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS FORWARDED A RECOMMENDATION FOR A APPROVAL TO COUNSEL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION.
THE PORTION OF THE LOT, WHICH IS ZONED R DASH THREE, IS TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND APPROVED SIGNAGE.
UM, BEFORE I OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING STAFF, I'M ASSUMING YOU ALL WOULD LIKE YOU HAVE SOME INFORMATION TO SHARE.
APPLICATION 24 0 0 5 24 AS REQUEST FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENTS ON THE VACANT PARCEL RUNNING ON EAST CHRYSLER ROAD.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS ZONE C ONE.
MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT IS LOCATED BETWEEN THREE 30 AND FOUR 50 EAST CHRYSLER ROAD.
UH, THE PROPERTY ALSO HAS FRONTAGE ON REMOUNT ROAD, US ROUTE 5 22.
THE FOLLOWING USES ARE PERMITTED WITHIN THE C ONE DISTRICT ONLY BY APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY SEPARATE RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD THAT MAY PERTAIN TO THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE C ONE DISTRICT.
SO WITH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND A RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS OR DWELLING UNITS WITH FOUR MORE UNITS OR WHEN LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR, SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1 7 5 1 1 3 OF TOWN CODE.
AND THAT PERTAINS FOR ACREAGE OF OVER ONE ACRE.
UH, SO NEW APARTMENT STRUCTURES ARE ONLY PERMITTED BY A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, REGARDLESS IF IT'S IN THE C ONE DISTRICT COMMUNITY BUSINESS OR THE R THREE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
NOW, THE C TWO DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT DOES ALLOW A CONVERSION OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
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TO A GREATER NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS.SO YOUR CODE ONLY ALLOWS APARTMENTS, NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN THE C ONE OR R THREE AND ONLY WITH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
SO A REZONING IS NOT REQUIRED OR NOT NEEDED.
THOSE ARE ONLY TWO DISTRICTS THAT ALLOW NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND BOTH REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
UH, SO JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR SOME OF 'EM.
UH, THERE'S THE AERIAL MAP OF THE PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTED THERE OFF OF EAST REISER ROAD.
UH, THE FRONTAGE ON EAST REISER, UH, IS 80 FOOT WIDE.
UH, IT SITS THERE OFF EAST REISER AND HAS FRONTAGE ON REMOUNT ROAD.
UH, THERE'S THE VACANT PARCEL OF LAND.
IF YOU CAN SEE, UH, THERE'S THE WALKABILITY WITH A QUARTER MILE RADIUS, UH, THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS SETS IN BEHIND THE ROYAL KING, UH, SHOPPING AREA, UH, WITHIN MARTINS, UH, BROOKS PARK THERE.
UH, IT WOULD JOIN THAT THE LIBRARY AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UH, WITHIN A QUARTER MILE WALKING DISTANCE.
IT WOULD ALL BE ALSO BE OUT ON THE SOUTH STREET.
SO WE HAVE GROCERY STORE BANKS, UH, THE, THE ROYAL KING, UH, THE TROLLEY STOP, ALL THOSE WITHIN A QUARTER MILE WALKING DISTANCE WITHIN A HALF A MILE, UH, ALL OF SOUTH STREET FROM, UH, THEY'RE AT THE INTERSECTION WITH, UH, ROYAL AVENUE, SOUTH ROYAL AVENUE OUT TO 55, UH, UP TO WHERE WE HAVE THE, UH, GOING UP, UH, UP NORTH UP WHERE THE FLEA MARKET IT IS.
SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES WITHIN A HALF A MILE WALKING DISTANCE OF THE PROJECT.
PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, YOUR GOALS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS TO HAVE A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES IN TOWN, UH, THAT ENSURE STOCK REMAINS VARIED, UH, WITH DIVERSE OR DIFFERENT HOUSING NEEDS.
UH, YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALSO ENCOURAGES HIGH EFFICIENT RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.
IT'S TO ENCOURAGE CONSTRUCTION OF MORE AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS AND PROMOTE NEW HOUSING TYPES THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE TO SENIORS.
SO THAT'S PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT YOU'RE PROMOTING, UH, PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO THERE'S THE PROJECT, UH, WITH THE TWO APARTMENT BUILDINGS THERE WITH THE PARKING AROUND IT.
AND AGAIN, THE ROAD FRONTAGE WOULD COME OFF OF EAST REISER ROAD, A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, THERE'S ANOTHER AERIAL VIEW OF IT.
UH, SO WE HAD NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION ABOUT THIS PROJECT AT WORK SESSIONS.
SO THAT FRONT, THE ROAD FRONT IS THERE ON EAST REISER IS 80 FOOT WIDE.
UH, WE HAVE THE PARK TO THE RIGHT AND THE LIBRARY TO THE LEFT.
AND BASED ON THE GIS DATA THAT WE RECEIVED, UH, UNFORTUNATELY THE PARK, THAT'S WHERE SOME CONFUSION CAME ABOUT.
THE PARK ENTRANCE IS ACTUALLY ON THE PROPERTY, THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY.
SO THAT LEFT PART OF IT, UH, BASICALLY THAT IS THE CENTER OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE APARTMENTS AND UNFORTUNATELY PART OF THE WALKING TRAIL OF THE PARK IS ON THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY ALSO.
SO JUST MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THAT'S WHERE THE FUTURE ENTRANCE WOULD GO.
UH, PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, UH, ROUGHLY, UH, 35% OF THE PROPERTY IS IN THE FLOODPLAIN.
UH, THAT PORTION IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE PINK, I GUESS THAT IS THE FLOODWAY AND THE 100 YEAR AND THE 500 YEAR FLOODPLAIN.
THE BUILDINGS WOULD NOT BE IN THE FLOODPLAIN.
UH, THAT AREA WOULD BE RESERVED AS A RIPARIAN BUFFER WITH HAPPY CREEK THERE, UH, WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE AREA THERE.
SO VERY LITTLE, UH, MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THE PARKING LOT WOULD BE IN THE FLOODPLAIN, BUT THAT IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE FEMA GUIDELINES.
SO THE BUILDING WOULD BE ENTIRELY OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN.
UH, SO THERE'S A RE OR A PICTURE OF PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE APPLICANT.
SO THIS APPLICATION IS FOR 90 APARTMENTS, TWO SEPARATE THREE STORY BUILDINGS WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 45 FEET.
UH, THEY WOULD BE 18, TWO BEDROOMS AND 27 3 BEDROOMS. AND EACH UNIT WILL HAVE TWO FULL BATHS.
THEY WOULD BE FIVE FULLY 80 A ACCESSIBLE UNITS PER BUILDING.
UH, THERE'S, UH, PICTURES OF THE INTERIOR, AN A DA BATHROOM, THE KITCHEN, A COMMON AREA THAT THEY HAVE.
UH, THIS IS PICTURES ON PREVIOUS CONSTRUCTION SITES OR OR APARTMENT COMPLEXES THEY HAVE BUILT THROUGHOUT THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
UH, SO THESE APARTMENTS WOULD BE UNDER
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LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING PEOPLE.UH, THAT'S BASED ON THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
ESTIMATES OF FAIR MARKET RENTS.
UH, THEY ALSO BE ENERGY EFFICIENT, UH, APARTMENTS, UH, FOR ENERGY SAVINGS, MATERIAL USE WATER EFFICIENCY, INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND SITE LOCATION.
PART OF YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UH, SO THERE'S ANOTHER RENDERING OF A THREE UNIT BUILDING.
UH, NO VINYL SIDING ON THESE BUILDINGS.
THEY WOULD BE BRICK, UH, MAYBE WITH SOME HARDY PLANK SIDING.
SO, UH, THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND IS WITH THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT, IT REQUIRES A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
UH, AND THEY ARE AUTHORIZED SPECIAL USE PERMITS ARE UNAUTHORIZED UNDER SUITABLE REGULATIONS AND SAFEGUARDS.
UH, AND IF YOU WERE TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS, THEY MUST BE REASONABLE RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAND CONCERNS AND THE PROBLEMS GENERATED BY THE USE OF THE PROPERTY.
PROFFERS ARE NOT NEEDED, PROFFERS ARE FOR REZONING.
SO THERE'S NO PROFFERS FOR THIS PROJECT.
IT IS NOT A REZONING SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
SPECIAL USE PERMITS SHALL DEMONSTRATE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF ESTABLISHING THE SPECIAL USE ON THE PROPERTY.
SO YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT TO DETERMINE IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR THESE APARTMENTS TO GO ON THIS PARCEL.
THIS IS NOT PART OF THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
YOU'RE NOT APPROVING THE SITE PLAN, YOU'RE NOT APPROVING CONSTRUCTION, YOU'RE NOT APPROVING THE ENTRANCE.
ONLY IS IT APPROPRIATE TO PUT THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS ON THIS LOT? SO THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER, UH, STANDARDS FOR SPECIAL USE PERMITS, THE IMPACT OF THE SPECIAL USE ON THE CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT, THE IMPACT ON THE WELFARE AND LANDOWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF THE DISTRICT.
THE CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE HIT IN EARLIER.
OTHER FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER IS THE CHARACTER OF THE PROPERTY, THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC, AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.
UH, NOW THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SPECIAL USE PERMITS WHERE, WHETHER GRANTED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OR THE VZA, THEY ARE LEGISLATIVE IN NATURE, MEANING THEY CAN BE APPEALED FOR DENIAL TO THE CIRCUIT COURT.
UH, THE USES ALLOWED BY SPECIAL USE PERMITS ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE A POTENTIAL GREATER IMPACT THAN THOSE ALLOWED AS A MATTER OF RIGHT.
AND THE SPECIAL USE PERMITS MUST BE EVALUATED UNDER REASONABLE STANDARDS BASED ON ZONING PRINCIPLES.
THE IMPACTS ON THE SPECIAL USES ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH CONDITIONS, AND THE CONDITIONS MUST BE REASONABLE AND RELATED TO THE IMPACT BY THE PROPERTY.
AND THEY HAVE TO BE ROUGHLY PROPORTIONAL.
SO THINGS HAVE CAME UP IN THE, UH, FROM THE WORK SESSIONS WE HAD, IT WAS ABOUT THE ENTRANCE.
SO THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS NOT NEEDED FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT DID ONE.
SO ON THEIR FIRST TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, UH, THEY DID THE VDOT TRAFFIC ANALYSIS WITH THE, UH, AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IN AND OUT, AND THEY DETERMINED A LEFT TURN LANE IS NOT WARRANTED.
UH, THEY TOOK THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE TRAFFIC GENERATED ON WEEKEND TRAFFIC, AGAIN, WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED, AND DETERMINE A RIGHT TURN LANE, UH, WITH A HUNDRED FOOT OF TAPER AND A HUNDRED FOOT OF DECELERATION LANE WOULD BE ONTO THE PROPERTY.
UH, AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT APPROVING OR DENYING THE APPLICATION BASED ON THE ENTRANCE.
YOU'RE, IS IT APPROPRIATE TO PUT THE APARTMENTS ON THERE? BUT THEY WENT AHEAD AND DID THIS TRAFFIC STUDY FOR YOU.
AND AFTER THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS, THEY ALSO DID ANOTHER TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AND THAT CONCLUDED WITH THE FIRST ONE.
SO THEY HAD A THIRD PARTY, UH, ALSO DO THOSE.
SO THE ENTRANCE ON THE PROPERTY ROSE.
UH, THAT STRIP OF LAND IS 80 FOOT WIDE.
TOWN CODE CONSIDERS WITH THOSE AVERAGE DAILY TRIPS OF LESS THAN 1000, THAT THE MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY WOULD BE 50 FEET.
SO THEY HAVE A PARCEL 80 FOOT WIDE.
THE MAXIMUM RIGHT OF WAY OR MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY WOULD BE 50 WITH A ROAD WIDTH OF 36 FEET.
UH, AS FAR AS A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, UH, SIDEWALKS AND ACCESSIBILITY
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ARE TIED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.THAT IS ONE OF THE GOALS OF THIS COUNCIL.
SO AS IF WE LOOK AS A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS IDEALLY LOCATED ON A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY OFFERING THE PARK, THE LIBRARY, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THE SHOPPING, ALL WITHIN A QUARTER MILE WALKING DISTANCE OF THE PROJECT.
UH, THE APPLICANT'S HERE, AND THEY DID AND THEY DID BRING, UH, SOME OF THEIR PROFESSIONALS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THE TRAFFIC.
BUT JUST WANNA REITERATE, YOU'RE ONLY VOTING ON IF IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THIS USE.
IF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS GRANTED, THE NEXT STEP WITH THEM FOR THEM TO DO WOULD BE TO SUBMIT A SITE DEVELOPMENT, A SITE PLAN THAT WOULD GO BACK TO TOWN, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION AND BACK TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
SO THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP.
YOU'RE NOT APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION, YOU'RE NOT APPROVING THE ENTRANCE.
YOU'RE ONLY DETERMINING IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR THESE BUILDINGS TO GO ON THIS PARCEL OF LAND.
WE HAD SOME OTHER DISCUSSION WITH OTHER MEETINGS, WHAT THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS GRANTING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T RUN THROUGH THAT TOO QUICK.
WE HAD A COUPLE WORK SESSIONS ON THIS AND WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION.
IT IS, I, I THINK THESE MICS ARE OKAY.
I, SO, UM, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE, SO I I UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE LIMITED IN WHAT WE CAN ASK FOR AT THIS POINT WITH CONDITIONS.
THERE WAS, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT, THAT YOU COULD ASK FOR CONDITIONS THAT ARE RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY.
IS THAT CORRECT? AND, AND HERE'S, HERE'S THE CONDITIONS I WAS THINKING OF.
SO YOU CAN TELL ME IF IT'S, IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE AT THIS STAGE OR IT'S APPROPRIATE LATER.
I KNOW THAT THE SEUP FOLLOWS THE LAND.
SO REGARDLESS OF WHO OWNED, WHO OWNS IT, RIGHT, THE SEP FOLLOWS THE LAND.
UM, I WOULD BE LOOKING FOR TWO THINGS OF INTEREST.
ONE WOULD BE ANY APARTMENTS THAT ARE PUT THERE, UM, HAVE TO HAVE A SUITABLE FULL-TIME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S NOW OR LATER, BUT I, REGARDLESS, I I WANT IT THERE NO MATTER WHO HAS THE APARTMENT COMPLEX.
THE SECOND CONDITION IS, UM, SHOULDN'T WE BE, UM, I KNOW YOU SAID DON'T DO ANYTHING AROUND THE ENTRANCE, BUT I THINK THAT WE, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, UH, WHAT WE'RE, UH, ALLOWED TO DO AT THIS POINT IN TERMS OF LIKE THEY, CAN THEY, UH, IF WE DON'T PUT IN A CONDITION, LIKE RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE TO PRESERVE THE PARK OR WOULD THEY HAVE TO, 'CAUSE I SEE THAT A, A PIECE OF THAT IS, IS NOW PARKLAND.
SO WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU DO IN THAT SITUATION? WELL, UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE COUNTY, THEIR, THEIR ENTRANCE AND TRAIL ENCROACHES ON THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY.
SO THAT'D BE AN ISSUE, UH, BETWEEN THE APPLICANT, THE LANDOWNER AND THE COUNTY TO COME TO A SOLUTION.
WE DON'T, WE DON'T NEED TO GET ENGAGED IN THAT.
UH, MAYBE TOWN ATTORNEY MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.
THAT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY MATTER AMONGST THOSE OWNERS.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SOME OTHER MEETINGS WITH THE COUNTY AND UM, SCHOOL BOARD WHEN WE HAD THAT JOINT.
AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS SOME QUESTION THAT MAYBE SOME FOLKS IN THE COUNTY THOUGHT THERE NEEDED TO BE ANOTHER SURVEY DONE.
'CAUSE THEY WEREN'T TOTALLY SURE.
I'M, WE'RE NOT IN CHARGE OF THAT AGAIN.
SO I'M JUST OFFERING THAT UP, THAT THEY'RE, THAT UM, I, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT NOT USING THE GIS BUT LIKE SURVEYING.
SO ANYWAY, JUST OFFERING THAT I, I MEAN, FROM THIS PICTURE, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE, UM, THE DRIVEWAY COMING OUT OF EARL BROOKS IS, IS ON THEIR PROPERTY FROM THE WAY IT LOOKS.
SO, BUT AGAIN, I, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT, THAT, THAT, UM, THERE WAS SOME QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ACCURATE OR NOT ACCURATE.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT, UM, I BELIEVE WHEN THEY LOOK INTO THAT, THERE WILL PROBABLY BE FURTHER WORK DONE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THAT THERE ISN'T SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN THAT.
I MEAN, THEY DO MAKE, MAKE A DISCLAIMER ON THE GIS, IT'S NOT SURVEY GRADE MM-HMM
IT JUST GIVES YOU A VISUAL REPRESENTATION.
AND IT DOES APPEAR, THE ENTRANCE IS ON THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY AT THIS TIME.
FURTHER ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING STUDIES WILL BE DONE.
UH, FOR THAT WHOLE ENTRANCE IN THAT PART OF THE ROAD.
THEY'LL, THAT'LL BE PART OF THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
AND THE TRAIL, THE TRAIL ENCROACHES.
BUT THAT'S ON THE FLOODPLAIN ANYWAY.
SO IT, IT WON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA BUILD THE BUILDING.
I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE DID, THEY DONATE THE LAND FOR THE TRAIL.
THE TOWN HAS A RIGHT OF WAY FOR THAT.
WE HAVE AN EASEMENT FOR THAT TRAIL.
YOU TALKING ABOUT HAPPY CREEK TRAIL? YEAH.
THE GREENWAY ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE,
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JOHN, WITH THE ROAD GOING IN, ARE THEY GOING LIGHT THAT ROAD THAT IS PART OF THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS? SO WHEN SITE DEVELOPMENT COMES, SO THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS.SITE DEVELOPMENT, THEY WOULD SUBMIT A SITE PLAN, UH, THAT WOULD GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING.
ENERGY SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS.
WE WOULD ALSO FORWARD THOSE DRAWINGS TO WARREN COUNTY FOR EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL, FIRE AND RESCUE.
AND ALSO FOR THE STORM WATER WOULD GO TO VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
SO ALL THOSE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS WOULD REVIEW THE SITE PLAN AT THAT SUBMITTAL.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE COMMENTS, ADDRESS THE COMMENTS, AND BEFORE WE TAKE IT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, ALL THOSE COMMENTS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? WE CAN ALWAYS ASK LATER, BUT I, I, I WAS JUST GONNA ADD MAYOR THAT, UM, I MEAN, LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPERTY IS SUITABLE FOR THAT LOCATION, IT SEEMS TO ME THEY'VE CHECKED ALL THE BLOCKS.
UM, AND, UH, I MEAN, I'M A LITTLE BIT FAMILIAR WITH THE L-I-T-H-C PROGRAM.
IT'S AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM TO BE IN.
UH, AND WE DO HAVE A SITUATION WITH SORELY NEEDED LOWER INCOME PROPERTY.
I THINK THIS ONE IS, IF I RECALL, IT'S LIKE 30%, 80%, I MEAN 30%, 50%, 80%, UH, UH, I GUESS SUBSIDIZED, UH, TO THE MEDIAN AND TO THE MEDIAN INCOME IS, AM I ACCURATE WITH THAT? UH, THAT'S PROBABLY A QUESTION YOU NEED TO ASK APPLICANT.
ON THAT IF YOU WOULD PLEASE AT THEIR TIME.
SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ABOUT THIS PROPERTY? QUESTIONS? OKAY.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA GIVE THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IF YOU CHOOSE TO.
BUT, UM, AND THEN AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AGAIN IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR, OR COMMENTS THAT, THAT PEOPLE WOULD HAVE FURTHER.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE, UH, TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT OUR PROPOSAL.
UH, I JUST WANNA ADDRESS THE TWO QUESTIONS THAT JOHN COULDN'T, THAT WERE ASKED.
SO FOR YOUR QUESTION ON MANAGEMENT, UH, JEN, DO YOU MIND GETTING CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE? SORRY, I, WE'RE ALL HAVING, I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE I'M YELLING, SO I STAND.
YEAH, WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS TONIGHT, SO, OKAY, NO PROBLEM.
UM, SO ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES ARE MANAGED BY A MANAGEMENT FIRM CALLED XCEL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.
UH, THEY MANAGE ABOUT 7,200 UNITS, UH, THROUGHOUT OVER FOUR STATES.
UH, BUT THERE WOULD BE FULL-TIME ONSITE MANAGEMENT.
UM, AT THE PROPERTY, IT'S 90 UNITS.
SO WE WOULD HAVE ONE FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER THERE.
AS A MANAGER, THAT MEANS REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS, AT LEAST 30, PROBABLY 35, 40 HOURS A WEEK.
BUT AT MINIMUM 30 HOURS A WEEK.
UH, THAT PERSON WOULD BE LOCAL.
UH, AND THEY WOULD BE ON CALL FOR EMERGENCY CASES PER OUR DISCUSSION EARLIER IN THE WEEK.
UH, BUT THAT PERSON IS ALSO MANAGED BY A REGIONAL MANAGER ABOVE THEM.
SO WITHIN THE EXCEL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE, THEY HAVE AN ONSITE MANAGER FOR EVERY PROPERTY, BUT THE REGIONAL MANAGER HAS SIX OR SEVEN LOCAL PROPERTIES UNDERNEATH THEIR UMBRELLA.
AND THAT REGIONAL MANAGER COMES OUT AND DOES AT LEAST QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS, UM, UNIT INSPECTIONS, WALKS, JUST WALKS THE PROPERTY, WALKS THE UNITS, MAKES SURE THAT THE ONSITE MANAGER WHO IS THERE FULL-TIME IS DOING AN APPROPRIATE AND GOOD JOB.
UM, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO WOULD HAVE ONE FULL-TIME MAINTENANCE PERSON AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN, UH, TO, TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION ABOUT AFFORDABILITY, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF FOLKS KNOW HOW THE LITECH PROGRAM DOES WORK, UH, BUT THE WAY THAT IT WORKS IS THAT DEVELOPERS CAN APPLY TO THE VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR AN ALLOCATION OF THE CREDITS.
EVERY STATE HAS AN AUTHORITY LIKE BHDA IN VIRGINIA.
UH, THE CREDITS ARE ALLOCATED TO EACH STATE BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UM, ON A PER CAPITA BASIS EVERY YEAR.
UM, SO THE WAY THAT IT WORKS IS WE SUBMIT APPLICATION IN MARCH.
UH, IT'S A VERY COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
UM, IF WE'RE AWARDED, WE WOULD KNOW THAT IN JUNE OF 2025, BUT WE WOULDN'T RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION UNTIL NOVEMBER
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OF 2025.SO CONSTRUCTION WOULD NOT ACTUALLY START UNTIL SPRING OF 2026, JUST TO LET EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SCHEDULE WOULD LOOK LIKE.
UM, AND IN TERMS OF AFFORDABILITY, I THINK THERE'S A SLIDE.
OOPS, I JUST BLEW RIGHT PAST BACK.
DO THE SCREENS IN FRONT OF YOU SHOW A BIGGER VERSION OF WHAT'S ON THAT BIG SCREEN.
THEY DO, BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE A HANDOUT IF IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE.
OKAY, SO WHAT THIS SLIDE DOES, THIS, THIS IS DATA THAT CAME FROM A WEBSITE CALLED NOVO.
UH, THEIR DATA IS PULLED FROM THE HUD DATA, WHICH DOES CHANGE EVERY YEAR.
SO YOU SHOULD KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT.
THIS IS EFFECTIVE NOW AS OF 4 1 24.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP OF THE FIRST PAGE.
SO IN APRIL IT'LL CHANGE, UH, THEY'LL PULL THE NEW HUD DATA AND IT MIGHT GO UP, IT MIGHT GO DOWN, BUT THIS IS WHAT IT IS TODAY.
UH, SO FOR, SO IT'S PULLED, UH, IF YOU CAN SEE THERE, FOR A FOUR PERSON, A MI, THAT'S A AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
SO FOR FOUR PEOPLE HERE, UH, THAT WOULD BE $98,200 A YEAR.
UM, AND THEN IF YOU, I THINK IT'S ON THE BACK OF YOUR SHEET THERE, IT GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN, UM, OF WHAT THAT MEANS IN TERMS OF WHAT FOLKS COULD ACTUALLY EARN IN ORDER TO QUALIFY.
SO BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OVER THE WHOLE 90 UNITS, THE AVERAGE HAS TO BE TARGETED TOWARDS 60% OF THE AREA, MEDIAN INCOME ACROSS THE WHOLE PROPERTY, IT HAS TO BE AN AVERAGE OF 60%.
SO THE WAY WE HAVE BROKEN IT DOWN IN OUR MODEL NOW IS FOR FIVE UNITS TARGETING 30% OF THE A MI 19 AT 50%, FIVE AT 60, AND 16 AT 80.
UM, SO IF YOU GO OVER TO, IF YOU GO OVER TO YOUR CHART THERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DIFFERENT INCOME LEVELS FOR 30 50, 60 80, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS.
SO IF YOU GO TO THE 80% UNITS FOR A FAMILY OF, OR FOR A SINGLE PERSON, YOU COULD MAKE UP TO 55,000, $40 AND QUALIFY FOR OCCUPANCY AT THIS PROPERTY FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR UP TO 78, 580.
AND THEN ON THE LOW SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE INCOMES ARE FAR LOWER.
SO OF COURSE, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU FALL WITHIN THE A MI AND THE TARGETING OF THE UNITS, THE RENTS ARE DIFFERENT.
AND IF YOU LOOK THERE AT THE BOTTOM, IT SHOWS YOU WHAT THE MAXIMUM RENTS CAN BE.
IT, YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THE VERY BOTTOM WHERE IT SAYS OVER ON THE SIDE, UA ENTERED BY USER.
EVERYBODY SEE THAT? SO THO THAT UA, WHAT IT MEANS IS UTILITY ALLOWANCE.
THESE, THESE AREN'T, WE HAVEN'T DONE A UTILITY ANALYSIS ANALYSIS OF THIS PROPERTY YET.
UH, WE WOULD HAVE A THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS DONE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE UTILITY ALLOWANCE SHOULD BE AND WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
UH, BUT WE'RE USING NUMBERS THAT WE THINK ARE PRETTY CLOSE BASED ON OTHER PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE RECENTLY DEVELOPED IN THE AREA.
UH, SO WE'RE USING 1 44 AND ONE 70.
THAT MIGHT NOT BE EXACTLY RIGHT, BUT WE FEEL LIKE IT'S CLOSE.
UH, SO FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE 30% TWO BEDROOM UNIT, YOU TAKE THE MAXIMUM RENT ALLOWED, WHICH IS 6 63 IN THE CHART ABOVE IT DEDUCT THE UTILITY ALLOWANCE.
AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GETTING THE FIVE 19.
WE CANNOT CHARGE MORE THAN $519 FOR THAT 30% TWO BEDROOM UNIT.
NOW IF YOU GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE 80% MAXES, GOSH, THEY LOOK HIGH, UH, AND NOT VERY AFFORDABLE.
BUT WE NE BUT WE TYPICALLY, WE TYPICALLY DO MAX THE
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30 FIFTIES AND SIXTIES OUT AND THE EIGHTIES WOULD BE CLOSE, CLOSE TO THE 60% UNITS, CLOSE TO THOSE RENT LEVELS.THAT'S HOW ALMOST ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES ARE STRUCTURED.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? I JUST WANNA GET THE NUMBERS RIGHT AGAIN.
YOU SAID FIVE AT THE 60%, YOU SAID 19 AT THE 50 AND 16 AT THE 80.
AND I MISSED THE 30 AND 60, I'M SO SORRY.
FIVE AT 30, 19 AT 55 AT 60, 16 AT 80.
SO THERE WASN'T ANYTHING AT, OH, OKAY.
SO MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE TO ADJUST WHEN YOU ADJUST IN APRIL, THEN DO, UM, WELL, WHEN FOLKS ARE ACTUALLY IN THERE, I'M JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN THERE AND THEY, THEY HAVE THIS ESTABLISHED RENT, UM, AND THE, UH, FAIR MARKET RATE GOES UP OR DOWN, THEN HOW, HOW TYPICALLY DOES THAT IMPACT WHAT RENT PEOPLE ARE PAYING? WE HAVE TO ADJUST ACCORDING TO WHAT HAP WHAT HAPPENS IF IT GOES DOWN.
WE HAVE TO ADJUST OUR RENTS DOWN.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JEN AT THIS TIME? IF I MAY JUST GO BACK TO THIS SLIDE, UH, THAT SPEAKS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT A COUPLE OF THINGS OUT.
UM, UH, I THINK ONE SLIDE SAID THAT FIVE OF THE UNITS IN EACH BUILDING WOULD BE COMPLETELY TYPE A 5 0 4 ACCESSIBLE.
SO 10 TOTAL UNITS OF THE 90 WOULD BE TYPE A 5 0 4 ACCESSIBLE.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT EVERY UNIT, ALL 90 WOULD BE UNIVERSALLY DESIGNED.
I DON'T KNOW IF FOLKS ARE AWARE OF WHAT UD OR UNIVERSAL DESIGN MEANS, BUT BOTH BUILDINGS WOULD BE SERVICED BY AN ELEVATOR.
AND IT MEANS THINGS LIKE, UM, WE HAVE SIDE BY SIDE REFRIGERATORS INSTEAD OF OVER UNDER, SO THAT IF YOU'RE IN A, A WHEELCHAIR, YOU CAN REACH BOTH SIDES.
THINGS LIKE HAVING YOUR THERMOSTATS AT A LEVEL ON THE WALL WHERE FROM A WHEELCHAIR A PERSON COULD TURN THEM.
IF WE DON'T HAVE A UNIT THAT'S FULLY A DA ACCESSIBLE AND WE HAVE AN APPLICANT THAT'S IN A WHEELCHAIR, WE CAN MAKE CHANGES WITHIN THE UNIT THE WAY IT EXISTS TO MAKE IT MORE ACCOMMODATING FOR THAT PERSON.
LIKE, UH, AT THE KITCHEN SINK, WHEN YOU APPROACH EVERY UNIT, YOU'LL SEE YOU'LL HAVE A CABINET BASE UNDERNEATH THE SINK.
BUT IF WE HAVE AN APPLICANT AND NO A DA UNIT, WE CAN TAKE THAT CABINET OUT AND STORE IT ON SITE SO THAT THE PERSON WHO'S IN THE WHEELCHAIR CAN CAN ROLL UNDER.
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF TEMPORARY CHANGES THAT WE CAN MAKE IN EVERY UNIT TO MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE IN CASE WE DON'T HAVE AN A DA UNIT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME.
EVERYTHING ONSITE IS, OF COURSE, FULLY A DA COMPLIANT, INCLUDING THE WALKWAYS TO THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES, UM, TO THE PARKING AREAS.
EVERYTHING ONSITE IS FULLY A DA ACCESSIBLE.
UM, SPEAKING TO THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, UM, WE WOULD, THE PROPERTY WOULD BE NGBS OR NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING STANDARD SILVER.
UM, I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT EX A LIST OF THINGS TO SHOW YOU, BUT YOU KNOW, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT IF YOU'RE CURIOUS TO KNOW MORE WHAT THAT MEANS.
BUT IT, UM, IT CONTROLS WHAT KIND OF HVAC EQUIPMENT WE CAN USE, WHAT KIND OF WINDOWS, WHAT KIND OF ROOF, WHAT KIND OF FLOOR, WHAT KIND OF PAINT IT CONTROLS EVERYTHING WE DO.
AND THEN WE TALK, WE TALKED ALSO ABOUT THE AFFORDABILITY, UM, AND ALSO ABOUT THE SENIORS, BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY, TO ME ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY AND WALKABILITY.
THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY SILLY QUESTION.
SO LIKE, I'M JUST THINKING AT THE 80%, LIKE A SINGLE PERSON, SO 55,000, RIGHT? SO LIKE OUR, UM, OUR TEACHERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, I, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT LAW ENFORCE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR SALARIES ARE, BUT I KNOW WHAT THE TEACHERS ARE AND SO THEY WOULD JUST BARELY, THEY WOULD BE UNDER THAT LIKE A FIRST YEAR TEACHER, NEW PERSON IF SOMETHING WERE TO CHANGE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, LET'S SAY THAT, UM, THAT NUMBER GOES UP, THEY WOULDN'T, THEY WOULDN'T BE REQUIRED TO LEAVE, RIGHT? NO, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU'RE LOCKED.
NOW, UM, THE FOLKS IN OUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY GO THROUGH RIGOROUS TRAINING THAT I HAVE TO BE HONEST, NOT
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GONE THROUGH.UH, SO I WANNA BE VERY CAREFUL HOW I ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I MIGHT ANSWER THEM WRONG AND I DON'T WANNA TELL YOU TELL, OKAY.
BUT NO, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE IN, YOU ARE LOCKED.
YEAH, I JUST ASSUME THAT, I'M ASSUMING THAT A MI WILL CHANGE EACH YEAR IN APRIL AND USUALLY IT GOES UP.
I MEAN, THAT'S, EVERYBODY SAYS, SO IT DOESN'T GO DOWN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT AT THIS TIME? OKAY, THANK YOU.
AND AS I SAID, WE WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY AGAIN IF ANY QUESTIONS COME UP DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MS. PRESLEY, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? WE HAVE ONE.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY.
UH, MATT WENDLING, EDINBURG, VIRGINIA.
I AM NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OR OUR COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION.
I'M SPEAKING AS A, A CITIZEN WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AS THE PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY FLOOD PLAIN MANAGER.
UM, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE TOWN'S PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS APPLICATION.
UH, WE IDENTIFY THIS PROPERTY IN OUR, UH, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS, MAP AS A PROPERTY TO BE IN THE COUNTY AS AN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREA.
UM, THE STATE, UH, CODE REQUIREMENT 15.222 23.1 STATES, ANY COUNTY THAT AMENDS ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS IN ANY INCORPORATED TOWN WITHIN SUCH COUNTY.
IF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN HAS ALSO AMENDED ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DESIGNATE THE SAME AREAS AS THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS WITH AT LEAST THE SAME DESIGNATE DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY, AND I BELIEVE THE TOWN HAS THE SAME AREAS IN THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS.
THIS WOULD ALSO MEET THE, THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF OUR EXISTING COMP PLAN IN OUR PROPOSED COMP PLAN, WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH, UH, THE GOAL WOULD BE TO COMPLY WITH STATE'S REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATION OF THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS, WHILE ENSURING THAT THE COUNTY AND TOWN'S UNIQUE SENSE OF COMMUNITY IS MAINTAINED AND CONTINUES TO PROSPER WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES, INCORPORATE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPTS AND TO PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS, WHICH INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WALKING AND BICYCLE TRAILS AND PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.
UH, ALSO DEVELOPMENT IN THESE AREAS SHALL ADDRESS FISCAL IMPACTS TO THE TOWN AND COUNTY IN ORDER NOT TO HINDER SERVICES AS A RESULT IN NEGATIVE FISCAL IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO DIRECT NEW DEVELOPMENT TO THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS.
UM, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN STATION ONE, UH, BOUNDARY.
SO IT'S VERY CLOSE TO THAT FACILITY AND A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTY FACILITIES.
UM, AND, UH, AS STAFF FOR THE COUNTY, I WOULD JUST REQUEST THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THE SITE PLANS WHEN THEY COME IN, IF THIS IS APPROVED BY COUNSEL.
AND, UM, A COUPLE JUST RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE THAT, UH, PAVED WALKING TRAILS TO THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTY BE IN PLACE AS PART OF THOSE.
AND WITH THE WORK OF YOUR ACES COMMITTEE, GETTING THE FENCING ALONG THE CREEK THERE NEXT TO THE SHOPPING CENTER TO KEEP TRASH BLOWING IN AND OUT OF THE CREEK, WE WOULD ASK THAT MAYBE THE DEVELOPER, UH, ALSO PUT THAT IN TO KEEP TRASH FROM GOING IN THE CREEK IN THAT AREA.
I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT BE IN THE FLOODPLAIN, BUT ANY DEVELOPMENT TYPICALLY NEEDS TO BE PERMITTED BY ZONING, PERMIT, BUILDING PERMIT, WHATEVER, IF IT'S WITHIN THAT SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA.
SO I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND THE STAFF THAT THAT BE ADDRESSED.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS? UH, OH, AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING? NO ONE.
SO I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DOES THE APPLICANT WANNA, I, I, WE JUST THOUGHT, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY,
THAT'S NORMALLY WHAT WE DO AROUND THIS TIME.
SO, UM, I AM GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR THIS MADAM MAYOR? I MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY A SERVER DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTING LLC PER MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS
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CONTAINING 90 UNITS AND TWO SEPARATE THREE STORY APARTMENT HOUSES WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 45 FEET ON A VACANT PARTIAL PARCEL OFF OF EAST RASER ROAD TAX MAP TWO ZERO A ONE EIGHT DASH FIVE DASH FIVE A ONE WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE PORTION OF THE LOT, WHICH IS ZONED R THREE, BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EGRESS INGRESS AND EGRESS AND APPROVED SIGNAGE.SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS OR, AS SUCH AT THIS TIME? UH, MADAM MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THE LA SOMETIME LAST YEAR.
I BELIEVE I, UM, IN THE SPRING, I GUESS IT WAS, I, I WAS ALONG HAPPY CREEK PICKING UP THE TRASH WITH THE LOCAL TRASH PEOPLE.
AND MY HOPE IS, IS THAT IF THEY PUT APARTMENTS THERE, PERHAPS THAT WILL CUT DOWN ON WHAT HAPPENS THERE.
BUT IT IS, IT IS A PLACE TO BE MONITORED, FOR SURE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DISCUSSION? I HAVE SPOKEN, UM, AT WORK SESSIONS AND PRIOR TO THIS APPLICATION BEING SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL, IT'S MY HOPE THAT GOING FORWARD WE WILL SEE SOME DEVELOPERS THAT ARE OFFERING US, UM, SOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT'S NOT CAPPED BY RENT CONTROL.
UM, YOU ALLUDED TO IT, MADAM MAYOR, THAT A FIRST YEAR TEACHER COULD QUALIFY, BUT THERE ARE MANY OF OUR PROFESSIONALS IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO WILL BE PRICED OUT OF THIS HOUSING.
AND I THINK THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNFORTUNATELY USING US AS A BEDROOM COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW.
UM, I HAD A CALL ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THIS EVENING.
UM, IT'S, UH, WE'VE BECOME A BEDROOM COMMUNITY, UM, OVER THE LAST 10 TO 15 YEARS, ESPECIALLY BEING SO CLOSE TO ALL THE FEDERAL FACILITIES.
UM, WE HAVE THE LOWEST REAL ESTATE TAXES AROUND, UM, THE CHEAPEST PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES.
SO IT'S VERY, UM, ATTRACTIVE TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO COME OUT HERE AND THEY SEEK TEMPORARY OR SHORT TERM HOUSING UNTIL THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY WANNA BUY OR FIND THE PROPERTY THAT THEY WANNA PURCHASE.
UM, I KNOW A LOT OF OUR SURGEONS AND DOCTORS AT THE HOSPITAL WHO, YOU KNOW, ARE COMMUTING TO WARREN COUNTY TO LIVE, THEY HAVE TO LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE ALL WE HAVE ARE THE INCOME CONTROLLED RENTALS.
AND SO, UM, IT'S MY HOPE THAT THE FUTURE OF FRONT ROYAL WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER SOMETHING TO THOSE PROFESSIONALS IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES THAT I'VE MENTIONED AS WELL.
UM, AND MAYBE ONE DAY A NICE HOTEL ON THE SOUTH END OF TOWN COULD BE PROPOSED OR THEY CAN COME VISIT AND LEAVE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? MADAM MAYOR, QUESTIONS? MAYOR.
I'M PERSONALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I KNOW SOME OF US RAN ON A PLATFORM ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE KNOW WE HAVE A SITUATION IN OUR COMMUNITY WHERE FAMILIES ARE LIVING IN MOTEL ROOMS, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THEY PAY UPWARDS TO $400 PER WEEK, UH, FOR THE LUXURY OF LIVING IN THESE MOTEL ROOMS. UM, I SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF OUR, UH, FOLKS TO GET OUT OF SITUATIONS LIKE THAT, GET ON THEIR FEET IN THEIR OWN APARTMENT, UM, AND LIFT THEMSELVES UP.
SO I'M CERTAINLY GLAD THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS COME FORTH, AND THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN RAPPAPORT? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO ADD, MAYOR, THAT, UH, I DON'T KNOW, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S THE PERFECT LOCATION, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT AND, UH, BEING CLOSE TO EMPLOYMENT CENTERS, UH, FOR FOLKS THAT, UH, MAY NOT, UH, MAY NOT HAVE, UH, TRANSPORTATION, UH, IT'S GREAT THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO WALK TO IT.
AND YOU HAVE MARTINS, YOU HAVE, UH, UH, RURAL KING.
YOU HAVE, UH, THE, UH, FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKENS, NEARBY CVS.
UH, IT JUST SPELUNKERS, UH, ALL, ALL THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE PEOPLE.
AND, UM, I REALLY HOPE THAT, UM, WE FIND A WAY TO GO FORWARD TONIGHT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO, I DO KNOW THAT, UM, WE, AS I SAID, WE MET WITH
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REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL, AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS CAME OUT ABOUT THE ROAD AND THE ENTRANCE AND THE TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD DURING, UM, SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICK UP.AND SO I WILL SAY THAT, UM, THE WHAT'S BEFORE US IS WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE USE.
AND SO THOSE TYPES OF CONCERNS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD, COULD BRING FORWARD AT ANOTHER TIME.
AND I WOULD, I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT OUR STAFF WILL, UM, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE SITE PLAN AND WHAT'S GONNA COME BEFORE US IS SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, CAN, CAN LIVE WITH AND, AND, AND IT BE A POSITIVE THING.
OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TALKED ABOUT HAVING MORE HOUSING.
WE ARE DEFINITELY IN A HOUSING SHORTAGE AND, UM, RENTAL PROPERTY IS VERY FEW AND VERY LITTLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THE ONES THAT ARE, ARE REALLY PRICED SO HIGH THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I'M NOT SURE, I'M NOT SURE HOW PEOPLE CAN AFFORD IT.
UM, SO I DO THINK THAT THIS COULD FILL, UM, FILL A, A VOID THAT WE NEED.
SO, AS I SAID, EVEN WITH CONCERNS, I THINK THAT, UM, 'CAUSE I KNOW, I KNOW PEOPLE HAD CONCERNS, THEY TALKED ABOUT IT TO ME ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT AS I SAID, I THINK THAT THE CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED REMEDIATED.
UM, I WAS VERY, UM, I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD WITH JEN AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE OTHER PERSON'S NAME THAT WAS PART OF THE, UM, ME, VIRTUAL ME.
UM, IT LOOKED LOVELY, ENGINEER.
I SAID IT LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT ON THE SCREEN, BUT, UM, I KNOW LOTS OF THE CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS YOU ALL ARE QUICK TO ADDRESS.
AND, UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY BEEN THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, QUITE OFTEN, SO, UM, WHILE SOME PEOPLE MAYBE THINK IT'S NOT THE BEST SPOT, UM, HEARING THE BENEFITS TO IT BEING SO CLOSE TO EVERYTHING, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.
IT IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN.
AS I SAID, IT JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE, THE ENTRANCE IS ON A ROAD THAT FOR PEOPLE WHO DROP OFF THEIR KIDS AT RESCUE JEFFRIES, THAT I'M SURE THAT FOR THEM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
BUT AGAIN, IT SOUNDS LIKE LOTS OF STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE AND PEOPLE ARE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALL GOOD AND THE COUNTY CAN WORRY ABOUT THEIR, UM, THE COUNTY WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR, WHAT ABOUT THE PROPERTY AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
UM, SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM MAYOR? YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, I HAD WRITTEN DOWN TO SAY IT EARLIER, THANK YOU FOR HAVING A TRAFFIC STUDY PERFORMED.
WE'VE HAD MUCH LARGER DEVELOPMENTS THAT IMPACT THE TRAFFIC FAR GREATER COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL REFUSING TO HAVE SUCH STUDIES DONE.
ALL RIGHT, IF WE'RE GOOD, MS. PRESLEY, CAN, UM, CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL ON THAT MOTION? VICE MAYOR SEA LOT? YES.
COUNCILWOMAN D DEMON PAYNE? YES.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH Y'ALL.
[7.C. An Ordinance Amendment to Front Royal Town Code §134-71 Utility Accounts, Deposits, Payments and Termination Services and Approval of a Utility Disconnection Policy and Procedures]
THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO FRONT WORLD TOWN CODE 1 34 DASH SEVEN ONE UTILITY ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS, PAYMENTS AND TERMINATION SERVICES, AND APPROVAL OF A UTILITY DISCONNECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURES.UM, MS. PRESLEY, I'LL READ THE SUMMARY FOR YOU JUST 'CAUSE IT KEEPS ME FOCUSED.
COUNSEL HAS REQUESTED TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO FRONT ROW TOWN CODE 1 34 DASH 71, UTILITY ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS, PAYMENTS, AND TERMINATION SERVICES FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS PLACED ON DISCONNECTION OF UTILITIES BY LOCALITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA PURSUANT TO, UH, 15.2 21, 21 0.1, AND 15.2 DASH 21, 21 0.2, AND 15.2 DASH 2120 1.3.
AND TO APPROVE A UTILITY DISCONNECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURES, THE CODE OF VIRGINIA WAS AMENDED AND EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024.
THE TOWN HAS NOT DISCONNECTED UTILITIES DUE TO NONPAYMENT SINCE JUNE OF 2024.
IN ORDER FOR THE TOWN TO RESUME DISCONNECTIONS OF UTILITY SERVICES DUE TO NONPAYMENT, THE TOWN CODE WILL NEED TO BE REVISED AND THE TOWN WILL NEED TO IMPLEMENT NEW POLICIES UPON ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE, AMENDMENT AND APPROVAL OF UTILITY DISCONNECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURE.
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WILL BE POSTED ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.SO THAT'S THE TITLE, THAT'S THE SUMMARY STAFF.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT STAFF HAS TO, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO, I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE WE HEARD LOTS IN THE WORK SESSION, BUT, UM, SO STAFF DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING.
THERE IS NO APPLICANT WE'RE IT.
UM, SO I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MS. PRESLEY, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO ONE SIGNED UP.
DOES ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK? OKAY, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP TO COUNSEL.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNSEL, ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO FRONT ROYAL TOWN CODE SECTION 1 34 DASH 71, UTILITY ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS, PAYMENTS, AND TERMINATION SERVICES FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS PLACED ON THE DISCONNECTION OF UTILITIES BY LOCALITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, PURSUANT TO TWO PURSUANT, UH, SECTION 15.2 DASH 21 21 1, UH, SECTION, OH SHOOT, HANG ON.
UM, SECTION 15, UH, 0.2 DASH 21, 21 0.2, AND SECTION 15.2 DASH 21, 21 0.3.
AND TO APPROVE A UTILITY DISCONNECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURES AS PRESENTED.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
AND IF, AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL SAY THAT PROBABLY COULD HAVE JUST SAID 21 POINT 21.1 TO 0.3
JUST SAVE ALL THE NUMBERS, RIGHT? UH, I KNOW.
NO, I, WHEN I WAS READING IT, JOSH, I THOUGHT THE SAME THING.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS MOTION OR THIS ITEM? THE, THE ONLY THE ONLY COMMENT THAT I HAD MAYOR, UM, IS, UH, AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE ON THE FLOOR, UM, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, BRUCE IS, UH, FOR FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET WEBSITE, UH, WILL THERE BE A WAY TO GET, UH, A HARD COPIES OF THE POLICIES OUT TO THEM? I'M SURE IF ANYBODY REQUESTS IT, THAT THE, WE CAN GET IT OUT.
THE, UM, UH, WHEN, UH, CUSTOMERS SIGN UP FOR UTILITIES, THEY'LL ALSO BE SIGNED, UH, THE SAME DISCLOSURES.
ANY NEW ACCOUNTS THAT COME IN WILL HAVE ANY EXISTING ACCOUNTS, WE CAN CERTAINLY, UH, MAIL COPIES OF REQUEST.
IT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL
IF YOU, I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, UM, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHARE WITH THE PRESS.
IF THEY, IF THEY WANNA KNOW, LIKE IF I'M, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE PRESS WANTS TO KNOW, BUT IF THE PEOPLE WANNA KNOW, WE COULD SAY, UH, WHAT THE MAJOR CHANGES ARE.
THAT'S JUST, AND THAT WAY WE DON'T, EVERYBODY DOESN'T NEED A NEW COPY OF THE POLICY.
BUT MAYBE JUST WHAT'S CHANGED SOMETIMES WHEN THESE THINGS CHANGE, WHEN THE STATE, UM, PASSES OTHER THINGS, IT COULD BE VERY SIMPLE.
IT COULD BE A FEW WORDS, IT COULD BE A FEW THINGS.
SO, UM, THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, ROLL CALL VICE MAYOR LOC? YES.
COUNCILWOMAN DEE DEMON PAYNE? YES.
[7.D. Ordinance Amendment to Extend Public Passenger Bus Service Franchise Agreement for Five Years]
HEARING IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO EXTEND THE PUBLIC PASSENGER BUS SERVICE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR FIVE YEARS.UM, AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A, A PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THIS.
UM, SO BASICALLY COUNCIL'S REQUESTED TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO EXTEND FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC PASSENGER BUS SERVICE, THE TROLLEY WITH VIRGINIA REGIONAL TRANSIT VRT TO OCCUPY AND USE THE STREETS, ROADS, AVENUES, ALLEY AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE TOWN.
AND SO, UM, I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MS. PRESLEY, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP.
ANYBODY WANNA RUN UP HERE AND SPEAK ABOUT THIS? NO.
I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL.
MADAM MAYOR, I, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO EXTEND FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC PASSENGER BUS SERVICE TROLLEY WITH VIRGINIA REGIONAL TRANSIT VRT TO OCCUPY AND USE THE STREETS, ROADS, AVENUES, ALLEY AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF THE TOWN AS PRESENTED.
OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION SESSION.
ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANNA OFFER THAT ON SUNDAY WHEN I WAS AT MARTIN'S, UM, THE RMA, UM, STUDENTS, I GUESS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN LAUNDRY DAY.
I JUST, THAT TROLLEY PULLED UP AND I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, IT WAS LIKE COMING
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OUT OF SCHOOL EVER THAT THAT TROLLEY JUST FILLED UP REALLY QUICKLY.I KNOW THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT USE THE TROLLEY, BUT, BUT SEEING IT, UM, BEING UTILIZED THAT WELL, AND I, ALL I COULD THINK IN MY HEAD WAS THAT WHAT, UH, A BLESSING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE TO THOSE KIDS BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THEM BEFORE, BE WALKING WITH LAUNDRY SACKS, LIKE OBVIOUSLY WALKING ALL THE WAY BACK TO SCHOOL.
UM, AND SO, AND YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WAS NICE YESTERDAY, BUT I WOULDN'T WANNA BE DOING THAT ALL WINTER.
SO I'M GRATEFUL WE HAVE THIS SERVICE TO NOT ONLY THOSE STUDENTS BUT OUR CITIZENS AS WELL.
THEY DON'T HAVE ON SITE LAUNDRY OR MA NO, THEY DO NOT.
YES, MAYOR, UH, IF I MAY, UH, I, I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT, UM, VVRT IS PICKING UP 68% OF THE COST OF THIS.
SO, UH, THAT'S A BONUS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OKAY, MR. PRESLEY, CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL PLEASE? VICE MAYOR OCK? YES.
COUNCILMAN D DEMON PAYNE? YES.
[7.E. FY25 Budget Amendment and Budget Transfer for Outstanding Purchase Orders]
PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NIGHT IS E, WHICH IS AN FY 25 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND BUDGET TRANSFER FOR OUTSTANDING PURCHASE ORDERS.SIMPLY PUT, COUNSEL'S REQUESTED TO APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO CARRY FORWARD UNPAID BALANCES ON PURCHASE ORDERS, NOT COMPLETED AS OF JUNE 30, 20, 24, AND TO CARRY FUNDS FORWARD TO FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND TO CONSIDER REALLOCATION OF FUNDS OUTLINED IN THE BREAKDOWN.
MR. PRESLEY, DO, WE DON'T, THERE'S NO NEED TO READ THE BUDGET AND FUNDING RIGHT? YOU JUST READ THE SUMMARY? NO.
SO I AM GONNA OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO ONE SIGNED UP.
I DIDN'T, I CHECKED OUT THE PAPERS BEFORE I CAME UP HERE, BUT ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS? ALRIGHT.
CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, APPROVE AN AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 22,981.
WHOA, THAT'S NOT 20 2020 $22,981,279 AND 78 CENTS TO THE FY 20 24, 20 25 BUDGET TO CARRY FORWARD UNPAID BALANCES ON PURCHASE ORDERS, NOT COMPLETED AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2024.
AND TO CARRY FUNDS FORWARD TO FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO COMPLETE UNFINISHED PROJECTS AND AN FY 25 BUDGET TRANSFER FROM THE SPECIAL PROJECT FUND GENERAL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $220,000 THAT'S WRITTEN FOR.
TO ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR PAVING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND FLEET MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT LOCATED AT 800 CROSBY ROAD SECOND.
I KNEW THERE WAS A 220,000 IN THERE.
NO, I KNOW, BUT LOOK AT THE DATE PETITION THAT THE WORK NOT COMPLETED BY JUNE 30TH OF 25.
NO, IT'S FOR THE WORK THAT'S COMPLETED OF JUNE OF THIS YEAR, CARRYING FORWARD.
BUT THAT WHAT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
IT'S WHAT WE HADN'T SPENT BEFORE THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED, RIGHT? CORRECT.
ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS? OKAY, MR. PRESLEY, VICE MAYOR OCK.
COUNCILWOMAN D DEMON PAYNE? YES.
NOW WE COME TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND IF, IF NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK OR WISHES TO SPEAK, I'M GONNA SAVE READING THE COMMENT ABOUT WHAT, WHAT IT HAS TO BE LIKE.
IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR MEETING? OKAY.
[9.A. Report of Town Manager]
ALONG TO NINE OUR REPORTS.AND SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH THE REPORT OF THE TOWN MANAGER.
UH, I WANNA LET THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT WE'LL BE CLOSING OUR BUSINESS OFFICE THIS WEDNESDAY, STARTING AT 1130 TO ALLOW OUR EMPLOYEES TO ENJOY A HOLIDAY LUNCH TOGETHER.
DUE TO THIS EVENT, WE WILL NOT BE COLLECTING YARD WASTE THIS WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, AND OUR OFFICES WILL OPEN BACK UP ON THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORMAL BUSINESS.
AS WE MOVE INTO HOLIDAYS, I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK ALL THE EMPLOYEES FOR WHAT THEY DO YEAR ROUND.
YOU CONTINUE TO SHOW YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR COMMITMENT, AND YOUR PRIDE EVERY DAY, EVEN AT THE PARADE.
I KNOW I'VE WITNESSED THAT AS WELL.
SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR WORKING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS TO KEEP
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US SAFE AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES WE REQUIRE.THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MAYOR.
[9.B. Report of Councilmembers]
OF COUNCIL MEMBERS.MADAM MAYOR, IF I MAY, UH, I'D JUST LIKE TO, UM, MIRROR WHAT, UH, UH, MR. WALTZ HAD SAID PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE, UH, CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES WE JUST HAD JUST PASSED SATURDAY.
UM, I LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR, OUR, UH, DEPARTMENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PARADE.
SEEMS LIKE WE, UH, I THINK WE HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR THIS YEAR, UH, WITH, WITH OUR, WITH OUR EVENTS.
UH, THE, THE, UH, CROWD SEEMED LIKE IT GOT BIGGER THERE AS THE PARADE PROGRESSED, UH, AT LEAST FROM WHAT I COULD SEE ANYWAYS.
UH, BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF AND, UH, TO OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
AND I, I, I, OVERALL, I THINK 2024 WAS A GOOD YEAR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, 2025.
UH, ANYBODY ELSE? NEXT UP? ANYBODY? NO, NO PRESSURE.
SO ANYWAY, I GOTTA WEAR, I GOTTA WEAR MY BASEBALL CAP ON THERE.
BECAUSE I, I WAS, UH, I, I, I RODE THE FLOAT WITH, UH, THE REST OF COUNCIL AND WE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SLING CANDY OUT AT, UH, WELL, NOT ADAM, BUT, UH, I TOOK MY BEST STEVEN STRASBERG, UH, TOSS AND, UH, I THINK I THREW MY ARM OUT.
BUT ANYWAY, UH, UH, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
AND, UM, IT'S GREAT TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS AND THEY HAVE SUCH A GREAT TIME, UH, DURING THESE EVENTS AND IT'S EXCELLENT THAT THE TOWN, UH, CAN DO THIS FOR THEM.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, EXPRESS A THANKS TO, UH, THE, UH, FRONT WALL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, I TALKED TO ONE OF THE OFFICERS OUT THERE AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY DOING A GIS OF THE, OF THE, UH, PARADE ROUTE, UH, SO THAT THEY KNOW WHERE TO PUT THE, UH, UH, UH, I GUESS THE SAW HORSES, UM, TO, UH, CONTROL THE TRAFFIC FLOW, UH, GOING FORWARD.
UH, AND, UM, I GUESS THE OTHER, THE OTHER THING IS, UH, AS ALWAYS, UH, I WANT TO THANK OUR, THE HARD WORK THAT ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UH, THIS IS WHAT IT MAKES, MAKES FRONT ROYAL, UH, GREAT.
AND, UH, UH, I'M GLAD WE HAVE 'EM.
UH, THE, THE LAST THING IS, IS I, I DID ATTEND THE, UM, UH, THE HOLIDAY PROGRAM FOR, UM, THE REACHING OUT YOUTH CENTER YESTERDAY.
UH, IT WAS A CELEBRATION OF, UH, DECORATING THE TREES AND WHATNOT.
AND ALL THE KIDS, THERE WERE A LOT OF KIDS THERE.
THEY HAD A GREAT TIME DECORATING THE TREES AND THEY WERE PLAYING POOL AND FOOSBALL.
AND, UH, IT'S ALWAYS, UH, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THEY'RE BACK ON THEIR FEET AND, AND THEY'RE, AND THEY HAD GOOD FOOD
SO, UH, HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG WHEN THERE'S FREE FOOD? SO, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR, AND I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND WHATNOT.
OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? MADAM MAYOR, I WAS SAD TO HAVE MISSED THE TOWN'S CHRISTMAS PARADE THIS YEAR.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE COUNTY AND TOWN DO NOT WORK IN CONJUNCTION IN THAT REGARD BECAUSE PARKS AND REC KICKED OFF THEIR BASKETBALL AND SIDELINE CHEER THAT DAY.
AND, UM, IRONICALLY, THERE WERE GAMES SCHEDULED AT 4:00 PM THE TIME OF THE PARADE.
SO, UM, I HAD SOME OF MY CHILDREN IN THE PARADE AND SOME OF THEM PLAYING GAMES.
THAT WAS QUITE THE DEBACLE TO GET EACH OF THEM WHERE THEY NEEDED TO GO.
HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE CAN WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY SO EVERYBODY CAN ENJOY THE CHRISTMAS PARADE.
UM, BUT THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MADE IT HAPPEN.
I SAW THE PHOTOS AND THE VIDEOS AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AGAIN THIS YEAR.
UM, AND LASTLY, I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A RESTFUL THANKSGIVING AND I WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
I JUST WANNA EXTENT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, EVERYONE TO HAVE A SAFE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.
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THE PARADE, BUT I WAS OUT, UH, SPREADING CHEER TO, TOUM, BUT, UH, AND I, I, I WANNA REMIND AGAIN, UM, CHIEF WHITE, IF YOU MAKE SURE YOUR GUY TELL THEM DO THEY NEED TO STAY SAFE OUT THERE AND TELL 'EM ALL MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM US.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR THE, FOR ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS, UH, ENERGY, I DON'T CARE IF IT'S IN THE OFFICE OR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL JUST NEED TO LET US KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
UM, BUT UH, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, REMEMBER EVERYBODY, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND JUST BE SAFE.
WELL, ANYBODY ELSE? UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THEY WERE THE ORGANIZER OF THE PARADE.
AND IT'S NICE WHEN A EVENT LIKE AT ITS, UH, PUT TOGETHER, I THINK WE HAD OVER A HUNDRED UNITS IN THE PARADE.
UM, AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED AS, UH, ATTESTED BY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, THE CHILDREN CERTAINLY RECEIVED ENOUGH CANDY THAT DAY.
I THINK IT SURPASSED HALLOWEEN.
I KNOW FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN THAT DID, THEY HAD A PILLOWCASE FULL OF, UM, CANDY.
AND AGAIN, ECHOING, UH, WHAT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND THE OTHER FOLKS BEING THE BACKBONE OF WHY THE PARADE CAME OFF AS WELL AS THE DEAD FROM TRAFFIC CONTROL TO, UM, YOU KNOW, CLOSURE OF THE STREETS AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE DIDN'T RUN OUT INTO THE PARADE ROUTE AND GET CRUSHED BY SOMETHING, UM, IT WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.
AND I CAN, UH, SAY BY THE SMILES ON THE CHILDREN, I THINK THEY CERTAINLY ENJOYED IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT LAST FIGURE CAME DOWN THE ROAD IN THAT FIRE TRUCK.
UM, AND FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOUR FAMILY, WE WANT TO WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A WONDERFUL, HAPPY, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID, UM, SINCE THE LAST MEETING IS, UM, GLEN WOOD AND I BOTH TOOK OUR OATH.
I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, WAYNE, DID YOU GET YOUR OATH IN? NO, NOT YET.
BUT ANYWAY, WE GOT, WE GOT OUR OATH IN, SO WE'RE, THAT WAS, UM, IT WAS A PLEASURE BEING ABLE TO DO THAT AGAIN AND BE REMINDED OF WHY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.
UM, I ALSO, UM, PARTICIPATED IN THE CHRISTMAS PARADE AND, UM, IF I HIT YOU IN THE HEAD WITH CANDY, UM, IT WAS TOTALLY UNINTENTIONAL AND IN THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERS AND NO LIABILITY ON THE TOWN, UM,
ANYWAY, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING GOOD NATURED CITIZENS ABOUT IT.
UM, AND IT WAS NICE TO WALK BACK THROUGH THE CROWD AND BE ABLE TO GIVE OVER THE LEFTOVERS AND ALL THE SMILES AND, UM, PLEASANTRIES.
AND, UM, I DID STOP BY MELISSA ICHI'S, UH, UH, ART STUDIO, UH, FOR A MOMENT BEFORE THE TREE LIGHTING.
AND I JUST WANTED TO ALERT EVERYBODY THAT, UM, SHE IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING, UM, HER DISPLAYS IN THERE.
AND RIGHT NOW SHE HAS SOME VERY UNIQUE LITTLE, UM, ART HIGHLIGHTING MAIN STREET BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ROYAL CINEMAS.
UM, YOU KNOW, SHE REALLY HAS A, A WEALTH OF, OF TALENT OF SHE BRINGS IN OTHER ARTISTS FROM, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
AND IT'S REALLY KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, A MUSEUM KIND OF PLACE IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE MAKING PURCHASES.
BUT, UM, SO I LIKE TO GO IN THERE, UH, ON AND, UH, AND THEN HIT DAILY GRIND FOR A COFFEE, OF COURSE.
BUT, UM, THANKS TO THE TOWN CREW, OF COURSE, ROBBIE AND HIS CREW, WHO MADE A REALLY NICE FLOAT AND COMFORTABLE FOR US.
AND THEN I SAW AS I WAS WALKING OUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE FOLKS WHO COME WHEN IT'S DARK AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE CLEANING UP.
'CAUSE WE DID HAVE QUITE A, QUITE A MESS OUT THERE.
AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE TOWN CREW WHO, YOU KNOW, PUTS IN THOSE LONG HOURS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND ALL OF YOU HAVE, UM, AGAIN, LIKE, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, AND OTHER HAPPY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
IF I MAY, MAYOR, I WANT TO ADD A BIG THANK YOU TO RURAL CINEMAS.
UH, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, THEY'RE PUTTING ON FREE CHRISTMAS MOVIES.
UH, WE TOOK OUR GRANDCHILDREN YESTERDAY TO SEE FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, THE GRINCH AND CHARLIE BROWN'S CHRISTMAS.
IT WAS WELL ATTENDED THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY FULL AND A LARGE AL AUDITORIUM.
I, I THINK THAT, UH, RICK NOVAK AND THE FOLKS THERE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB, I BELIEVE JEAN P BLOGGER WITH JEAN'S JEWELERS, UM, PARTICIPATE, SUPPORT THAT IN SOME WAY.
SO AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU TO THESE BUSINESSES FOR THE WONDERFUL JOB YOU DO, NOT ONLY
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EVERY DAY, UM, BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE HOLIDAYS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.[9.C. Report of the Mayor]
REPORT, IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING IN NOVEMBER, SO MY CALENDAR HAS NOT BEEN AS BUSY AS USUAL, WHICH COULD BE A GOOD OR BAD THING, RIGHT? ONLY TWO THINGS REALLY.SO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, LAST THURSDAY, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AUXILIARY'S 42ND ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS.
UM, THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE AUXILIARY TO RAISE MONEY TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING SENIORS WHO PLAN TO GO INTO THE MEDICAL FIELD.
UM, I WILL SAY THAT MY DAUGHTER ACTUALLY WAS BLESSED WITH ONE OF THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS BACK IN 2017, AND SHE CURRENTLY IS A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE NURSE IN ROANOKE.
THAT SCHOLARSHIP FOR WARREN MEMORIAL WAS A FINANCIAL BLESSING TO OUR FAMILY, UH, FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE HOSPITAL.
UM, THEY ACTUALLY, UM, THEY, THERE ARE LEVELS OF GIVING, IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED.
IT'S $10 FOR ONE LIGHT, $25 FOR THREE LIGHTS, $35 FOR FIVE LIGHTS, AND $50 TO BE NAMED A STAR GIVER.
UM, AND THEY ACTUALLY HAD A BOOK IN THE LOBBY OF THE HOSPITAL THAT RECORDS FOR EACH YEAR, LIKE, UM, WHO, UM, IT'S EITHER AN HONOR, HONOR OR MEMORY OF.
SO, UH, NOT ONLY DID THEY LIGHT THE TREE THAT EVENING, BUT THERE WERE ALSO TWO DIFFERENT CHOIRS THAT PERFORMED.
E WILSON MORRISON'S CHORUS, AND THEN THE CHOIR FROM FRONT ONE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
AND I WAS, I WAS REALLY HONORED, UH, TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT.
AGAIN, I THINK IT'S THE 42ND, I, THEY SAID THE ACTUAL YEAR.
BUT I WANTED, I'M, I'M GONNA SAY THE WRONG THING.
I CAN'T DO THE MATH QUICKLY IN MY HEAD FOR SOME REASON TONIGHT, BUT, UM, DECEMBER 7TH, I, I FEEL LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT ALREADY UP HERE, BUT IT REALLY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTIVITIES IN OUR TOWN.
UM, I, UH, RODE IN THE FRONT OF CHRISTMAS PRAY WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS RAPPAPORT AND INGRAM WOOD AND DE DOMENICO PAYNE.
AND I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH I ENJOYED IT.
UM, YOU COULD ACTUALLY FEEL THE ENERGY AND THE EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR.
UH, I, I, I, LIKE THEY SAID, I LOVED WAVING AND ALL THE PEOPLE YOUNG AND OLD.
UM, AND WHILE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THROWING CANDY OUT AND DIDN'T DO IT QUITE AS WELL AS MELISSA SAID, I I DEFINITELY AM GONNA HAVE TO LIKE, WORK OUT BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT YEAR OR NOT HAVE LOLLIPOPS.
'CAUSE FOR SOME REASON THEY JUST DON'T, THEY DON'T FLING LIKE THE OTHERS.
UM, SO, AND ALSO I WAS A LITTLE CHALLENGED THIS YEAR 'CAUSE I BROUGHT MY PUPPY CUSS TO JOIN ME AND I WAS NOT, UM, PREPARED FOR HIS EXTREME INTEREST IN THE CANDY.
THANK YOU COUNCILMAN WOOD FOR REMINDING ME ABOUT THE CHOCOLATE.
BUT HE, ESPECIALLY ONE OF THE REESE CUPS, I THINK I CONFISCATED AT LEAST THREE PIECES THAT HE HAD BEEN INTO BEFORE THE NIGHT WAS OVER WITH.
AND I'M STILL PRAYING THAT NO CHILD GOT A PIECE THAT HE HAD, UH, TAKEN A NIBBLE OUT OF.
BUT, UH, SO IF I DIDN'T WAVE AT SOME OF YOU OR DIDN'T SEE, I'M GONNA BLAME IT ON THE PUPPY.
BUT, UM, A BIG THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE TOWN COUNCIL'S FLOAT AND TO ROBBIE FOR DRIVING US.
HE SEEMS TO GET THAT WONDERFUL HONOR EACH YEAR.
UM, AND I ALSO, UM, AS WE WERE COMING BACK THROUGH THE PARADE, WALKING BACK AS, AS OTHERS SAID, WE ACTUALLY GAVE THE REST OF THE CANDY.
I BELIEVE I SAW OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THEY HAD THE PARADE IN OUR ENERGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALSO DID.
UM, SO, AND OF COURSE WE CAN NEVER PULL OFF AN EVENT LIKE THAT WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BLOCKING OFF THE STREETS AND, AND KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE.
AND AGAIN, AS SOMEBODY SAID, THERE WERE A HUNDRED ENTRIES, THE STREETS WERE PACKED.
I DO FEEL LIKE THAT JOB OF BLOCKING OFF THE STREETS IS, IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE CHALLENGING EVERY YEAR.
IT FELT A LITTLE BIT LIKE WINCHESTER ON APPLE BLOSSOM ON SATURDAY.
I WAS TRYING TO GET THERE ON TIME AND, AND EVERYTHING WAS, UH, PACKED.
SO, UM, THE, THE CHRISTMAS PARADE'S A A HOLIDAY TRADITION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I, I KNOW MYSELF, I CAN REMEMBER ATTENDING AS A CHILD AND THEN BEING ABLE TO TAKE MY OWN CHILDREN.
I WANNA SAY I BELIEVE WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO LIVE IN THIS TOWN WITH ITS SMALL TOWN CHARM.
AFTER THE PARADE, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF LIGHTING THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE GAZEBO ON MAIN STREET WITH SANTA CLAUS.
UM, IF YOU HAD NOT, IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO CHECK OUT THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE GAZEBO, HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT LIZZIE LEWIS HAD SOME VOLUNTEER ELVES THIS YEAR WHO HELPED TO NOT ONLY DECORATE IT, BUT THEY ACTUALLY MADE, UM, THE LARGE BULBS THAT ARE ON THE TREE WITH A LITTLE HELP WITH, UH, FROM BOWLS, FROM DOLLAR TREE CUPS GLUE AND SOME PAINT.
AND THAT MIGHT SOUND REALLY ODD, BUT IT IS SO COOL.
I SAID SOMEBODY MUST HAVE SEEN THAT ON, UH, PINTEREST.
UM, BUT IT, BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
UM, ALSO IT, SOME OF THE OTHER DECORATIONS THAT ARE AROUND TOWN, IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED THEM,
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OUR TOWN STAFF'S PUT TOGETHER, UM, OUR TRAFFIC CABINETS LOOK LIKE BIG PRESENTS.ISN'T THAT COOL? I, THAT WAS SO COOL.
JOSH MENTIONED IT RIGHT AWAY ON SATURDAY AND THANKS TO A FEW SELF FLOORS, UM, HELPING TO PUT TOGETHER THOSE AMAZING BOWS.
AND OUR PLANTERS ON MAIN STREET HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH BURLAP AND THEY LOOK LIKE LITTLE MINI TREES.
AND TONIGHT, I ACTUALLY PERSONALLY COMING DOWN MAIN STREET, SAW LIZZIE LEWIS WALKING DOWN MAIN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS ON THOSE PLANTERS.
I STOPPED AND, AND, UM, THANKED HER AGAIN.
SO I REALLY DO WANNA APPLAUD OUR STAFF FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HOW FRONT ROW LOOK LIKE A SCENE FROM A HALLMARK MOVIE.
'CAUSE I, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT IT IS TO ME.
SO I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, I'M GONNA SAY IT AGAIN.
WE HAVE THE BEST STAFF AND I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING THEM FOR OUR EMPLOYEE CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON ON WEDNESDAY, BEING ABLE TO THANK THEM IN PERSON FOR THEIR HEART WORK SERVING THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I HOPE IN THE COMING WEEKS YOU CAN FIND SOME TIME TO REST, RELAX, SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS, PARTAKE IN SOME YUMMY FOOD AND GOODIES.
AND WHILE THIS TIME OF YEAR PRESENTS SOME STRESSES FOR SOME LIKE SHOPPING, DECORATING, COOKING, CLEANING, UH,
SO ALL OUR CITIZENS WISH YOU A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
[10. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ]
10 IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA WITH ONLY TWO ITEMS TO I HEAR.MOTION ITEM MAY MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL PURCHASE A 2024 FORD F1 54 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCK.
MR. IT'S MR. RAPPAPORT, JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT IT IS CONSENT, SO YOU COULD PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND JUST, OH, I'M SORRY.
SO COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I, I, MADAM MAYOR, I, I, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, LET'S DO A ROLL CALL.
COUNCILWOMAN D DEMON PAYNE? YES.
[11.A. Request for Water and Sewer in the Corridor for Industrial Use from Equus Development LP (Executive Land Holdings IV, LLC) – Baugh Drive]
IS ITEM 11 A.AND THIS IS OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. AND SO THERE'S A REQUEST FOR WATER AND SEWER IN THE CORRIDOR FOR INDUSTRIAL USE FROM, I, I THINK IT'S E EQU DEVELOPMENT LP, UM, ON BALL DRIVE.
IF ANYBODY KNOWS THAT I'M SAYING IT WRONG, I DO APOLOGIZE.
UM, IS IT OKAY, MS. PRESLEY, CAN YOU DO READ THE SUMMARY FOR US? COUNSEL'S RECEIVED A JOINT REQUEST FROM WARREN COUNTY AND E QUIS DEVELOPMENT, LP EXECUTIVE LAND HOLDINGS IV VLLC FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE WITHIN THE CORRIDOR AREA DESIGNATED AS INDUSTRIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED OFF BOGG DRIVE AND IDENTIFIED ON TAX MAP 13.
THE APPLICANT ESTIMATES THE FACILITY WILL REQUIRE 4,200 GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY.
UM, THERE, UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION BY COUNCIL.
MADAM MAYOR, OH, GO AHEAD BRUCE.
OKAY, MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL BASED UPON A FINDING OF SUFFICIENT EXCESS CAPACITY, APPROVE A JOINT REQUEST FROM WARREN COUNTY AND AQUEOUS DEVELOPMENT LP EXECUTIVE LAND HOLDING FOR IV LLC FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE OF BOG DRIVE TAX MAP 13 SECTION ONE AS PARTIAL TO FOR AN INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER.
AND I FURTHER MOVE THAT COUNCIL DIRECT TO TOWN MANAGER AND TOWN ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY AGREEMENT WITH THE APPLICANT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL TOWN CODE REQUIREMENTS AND WITH RATES AND CHARGES AT 100% MORE THAN THE IN TOWN RATES.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I, I DO WANNA OFFER JUST FOR THE PUBLIC THAT THIS COMES BEFORE COUNCIL BECAUSE IT'S FOR AN INDUSTRIAL USE, CORRECT? MR. WALTZ? CORRECT.
I I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD WHY.
'CAUSE IF IT WAS COMMERCIAL, IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT, BUT SINCE IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL USE, IT HAS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL TO BE APPROVED.
ALSO, UM, IN THE SUMMARY IT SAYS THAT THIS FACILITY WILL REQUIRE 4,200 GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY.
HATE TO PUT STAFF ON THE RECORD.
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HAVE THIS WRITTEN DOWN IN MY NOTES, BUT HOW MUCH DID YOU ALL SAY THAT? A HA.LIKE A HOME WITH, YOU KNOW, A IS HOW MANY? 200, 260 GALLONS? TWO.
SO 260 GALLONS A DAY FOR LIKE A, LIKE A FAMILY OF FOUR, TWO AND A HALF.
IT'S BASED ON TWO AND A HALF, TWO AND A HALF PEOPLE.
SO TWO AND A HALF PEOPLE, 2600, 2260 GALLONS A DAY, RIGHT? 240, 260 GALLONS.
ALL RIGHT, JUST, JUST ONE TO FOR, UH, PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE.
SO, SO ABOUT HOW MANY HOUSES THIS WOULD BE.
SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MY COUNSEL, OR ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW WE ACTUALLY DISCUSSED THIS.
SO WE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT TWO WORK SESSIONS, BUT IF ANYBODY, ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, THIS WOULD BE A TIME TO ASK MADAM MAYOR.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT WHEN WE DISCUSS THESE AT THE WORK SESSION, UM, WE HAVE TWO REQUESTS ON HERE TONIGHT.
AND THE NUMBER OF ASSUMED EMPLOYEES FOR THIS APPLICATION IS 210 EMPLOYEES.
UM, SO I THINK THAT IT'S FANTASTIC THAT IT'S GOING TO, THE WATER WILL BE GOING TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL EMPLOY PEOPLE.
UM, AND THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SEE.
UM, MADAM MAYOR, I BELIEVE I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, UM, AS WELL, UH, THESE FOLKS GET A HIGHER RATE OF CHARGE, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL PAY FOR SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS SUPPORTING THE WATER AND SEWER.
UH, MME. MAY, I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD REAL QUICK THAT THIS DID GO THROUGH, UM, A COUPLE OF D DIFFERENT WORK SESSIONS AND THAT, UH, THIS MOTION, WELL, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, WAS, IS BASED UPON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT OUR STAFF WAS ABLE TO, UH, UH, FIND UPON YOU REQUEST, UH, WHEN WE INITIALLY DISCUSSED IT.
SO I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, THANK THE STAFF FOR CLARIFICATION ON THIS, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS REASONABLE, UH, FOR THIS REQUEST.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION? OKAY, MS. PRESSLEY, CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? VICE MAYOR SEELO? YES.
COUNCILWOMAN D DEMON PAYNE? YES.
[11.B. Request for Water and Sewer in the Corridor for Industrial Use from Toray Plastics Inc. (TC MidAtlantic Development V, Inc) – Toray Drive/Baugh Drive]
IS 11 B AND THIS IS A REQUEST FOR WATER AND SEWER IN THE CORRIDOR FOR INDUSTRIAL USE FROM TORRE PLASTICS, UM, ON TORRE DRIVE BALL DRIVE.MS. PRESSLEY, CAN YOU READ THE SUMMARY? COUNSEL'S RECEIVED A JOINT REQUEST FROM WARREN COUNTY AND TORRE PLASTICS, INC.
TC MIDATLANTIC DEVELOPMENT FIVE INC.
FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE WITHIN THE CORRIDOR AREA DESIGNATED AS INDUSTRIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON TORAY DRIVE AND BOG DRIVE AND IDENTIFIED ON TAX MAP 12 G SECTION ONE.
BLOCK TWO IS PARCELS FIVE A SEVEN A, AND EIGHT A.
THE APPLICANT ESTIMATES THAT THE FACILITY WILL, WILL REQUIRE 1,800 GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY.
COUNCIL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, MOVE THAT COUNSEL BASED UPON A FOUNDING OF SUFFICIENT EXCESS CAPACITY, APPROVE A JOINT REQUEST FROM WARREN COUNTY AND TORE PLASTICS INC.
UH, TC MID-ATLANTIC DEVELOPMENT FIVE, I GUESS, UH, INC FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE, OFF TORE DRIVE SLASH BALL DRIVE TAX MAP 12 G SECTION ONE BLOCK TWO AS PARCELS FIVE A SEVEN A, AND EIGHT A FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER.
AND I FURTHER MOVE THAT COUNSEL DIRECT THE TOWN MANAGER AND TOWN ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY AGREEMENT WITH THE APPLICANT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL TOWN CODE REQUIREMENTS AND WITH RATES AND CHARGES AT 100% MORE THAN IN, MORE THAN THE IN TOWN RATES.
ANY DISCUSSION? UH, MADAM MAYOR, I'D JUST LIKE TO REPEAT WHAT I SAID ON THE LAST, UH, UH, ACTION ITEM OR BUSINESS ITEM, UH, THAT, UH, TOWN STAFF DID DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH FOR THIS, UH, BASED UPON OUR REQUEST DURING A WORK SESSION, BROUGHT IT BACK TO ANOTHER WORK SESSION, UH, IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE FEASIBLE TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE US.
SO AGAIN, UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR DOING THE RESEARCH.
SO THIS ONE, UM, IS ESTIMATING 1800 GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY.
I, I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I THOUGHT THAT THEY DID.
THERE'S NOTHING ON THERE THAT SAYS ESTIMATED EMPLOYEES FOR THIS ONE.
YEAH, BUT I FELT LIKE AT ONE POINT WE DID DISCUSS IT, BUT MAYBE NOT BECAUSE THIS ADDITIONAL, UM, WAREHOUSE FOR TORE, BUT, UM, BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, UH, WHAT COUNCILWOMAN DE DOMENICO PAYNE SAID THAT, UM, FOR, FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE TOO, IS THAT, UM, BECAUSE THIS IS IN THE CORRIDOR, WE ACTUALLY, THEY PAY A HUNDRED PERCENT MORE THAN THE IN TOWN RATES AND THAT, UM,
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WILL HELP GO TOWARDS ANY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WE NEED.UM, SO THERE WASN'T, JOHN, WERE YOU GONNA SAY SOMETHING WHEN I SAID ABOUT EMPLOYEES? I DON'T THINK THERE WAS A, I DON'T THINK IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING ESTIMATED, BUT I THOUGHT WE DISCUSSED THAT.
DO YOU REMEMBER? UH, NO, WE NEVER DID GET AN EMPLOYEE COUNT ON THIS APPLICATION.
SO THE 210 MUST HAVE BEEN THE OTHER ONE.
I I THOUGHT WE, THERE WAS LIKE 1 73 THOUGHT.
YOU THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE 74? YEAH, I THOUGHT I, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE WE'VE DISCUSSED AND THERE WAS ONE WHERE IT HAD, BUT ANYWAY, REGARDLESS, IT'S, I JUST, UM, YEAH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ABOUT THIS APPLICATION? NOT, NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE APPLICATION.
UH, I, I JUST WANTED TO, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THIS IS, UM, BACK IN THE SEVENTIES, UH, THE, UH, THE WHOLE IDEA OF RUNNING WATER OUT THERE WAS TO SPUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND, UH, I JUST, I JUST, UH, WANT, WANTED TO MAKE THAT, YOU KNOW, KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FOLKS THAT, YOU KNOW, DON'T, DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND MAYBE THAT IT, BACK IN THE SEVENTIES IT WAS NOTHING BUT PINE TREES OUT THERE.
AND THAT'S, UH, AND UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FIRST BUSINESS THAT CAME OUT THERE WAS, UH, DUPONT, WHICH IS NOW EXALTA.
SO, UH, AND THE WHOLE IDEA FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT WAS TO SPUR EMPLOYMENT JOBS.
SO, AND ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, THE SHOPPING CENTERS OUT THERE, UM, THE CORRIDOR AGREEMENT, UM, BUT THAT CAME AFTER, RIGHT? NO, WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY IS, IS THAT, UM, WITHOUT THAT, THAT THAT'S HOW WE PAID FOR A NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THOSE, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE THE, UM, BENEFITS TO PROVIDING WATER OUTSIDE THE TOWN LIMITS IN THAT AREA.
ALRIGHT, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, LET'S DO A ROLL CALL.
COUNCILMAN DE DEMON PAYNE? YES.
I KNOW AT THIS TIME WE, UM, WE ADDED, UH, 12 AS A CLOSED, UH, MOTION, UM, THAT, UH, A COUNCIL MEMBER WILL NEED TO, TO READ.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT TOWN COUNCIL CONVENE A CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 AND 2.2 DASH 3 7 2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES.
ONE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A SEVEN OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND BRIEFINGS BY STAFF MEMBERS OR CONSULTANTS PERTAINING TO ACTUAL LITIGATION WHERE SUCH CONSULTATION OR BRIEFING AND OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE NEGOTIATING OR LITIGATING POSTURE OF THE PUBLIC BODY.
MORE SPECIFICALLY HEP A LLC VERSUS TOWN COUNSEL.
AND TWO, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 A EIGHT OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY A PUBLIC BODY REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE BY SUCH COUNSEL.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, HEPT A LLCS APPEAL OF ZONING, ADMINISTRATORS ENFORCEMENT ORDER.
AND SECOND, UM, MS. PRESLEY ROLL CALL VICE MAYOR LOC.
COUNCILMAN D DEMON PAYNE? YES.
DWAYNE, WE WON'T BE TAKING ANY ACTION COMING OUTTA CLOSE.